A published photo of children in the Buena Vista Band, from the Nashville Times (1940). The school site was located northwest of downtown Nashville. The name “Buena Vista” relates to the home name of John L. Beck and his wife Lavinia, when they...

A skyline view of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, photographed from South Nashville looking northwest, circa August 1950. Several buildings and landmarks are visible in this photograph, such as the Tennessee State Capitol, Bennie Dillon Building...

The front cover of a twenty-fifth anniversary booklet celebrating the quarter century of achievements for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company. The front cover shows a rough sketch of an oak tree and a detailed drawing of the stone...

In this ca. 1955 shot, Chandler's Shoes occupied the northwest corner of the Bennie Dillon Building located on Church Street. Pedestrians fill the intersection as traffic signals bring all vehicles to a four-way stop. 35 mm

A photograph of First Baptist Church Capitol Hill. Originally called First Colored Baptist Church, this African American church was founded by Reverend Nelson Merry in 1865. The church sprang from the First Colored Baptist Mission, a group of...

1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the surrounding area, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks bound by Sixth...

(Transferred from Kramer, Fred); 28; Northwest; 10.0x10.0; 274; III; 02/15/1879; Can't find the lot--somewhere 100' south of Oak Avenue-- near Tyre's East side of his lot--in the northewest corner of the cemetery.